The Ashland School District and two Ashland County middle schools among 63 total districts and 436 schools in state Board Of Education's annual Ohio School Performance Awards. According to richlandsource.com, Ashland School District received the state Board Of Education's Momentum Award, and Ashland’s Taft Intermediate School and Hillsdale Middle School received the Momentum and the Overall 'A' Awards.
The Momentum Award recognizes schools that exceed expectations in student growth for the year. Forty-eight districts and 173 schools received this award.
The Overall 'A' Award was given to 27 districts and 209 schools that earned an overall grade of 'A' on their most recent Ohio Department of Education school report card.